Drilling for clues about Tohoku 2011 earthquake (IMAGE)

Kyoto University

Drilling for clues about Tohoku 2011 earthquake

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Japan Trench Fast Drilling Project (JFAST) drilling through the plate boundary fault that ruptured; the research team collected core samples to analyze post-earthquake stress.

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KyotoU Global Comms / Jake G Tobiyama

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